Trump Scores Border Wall Legal Win: Map Shows Impacted Area
Summary
A federal judge ruled against the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request to stop construction of the border wall on 62 miles of their reservation in Arizona. The judge said the government’s goal to secure the border outweighs the tribe’s concerns about damage to cultural sites and community disruption at this early stage.Key Facts
- A judge rejected the Tohono O’odham Nation’s bid to halt border wall building along their Arizona reservation.
- The tribe said the wall would harm sacred sites and split communities that live on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
- The reservation is 2.8 million acres, with 62 miles along the border, and about 37,000 tribal members total.
- The tribe’s broader territory includes parts of Mexico, where some members live and join cultural ceremonies.
- The judge cited a 1907 Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot-wide federal strip that exists along much of the border, which predates the tribe’s current reservation boundaries.
- The tribe argued it had original ownership (aboriginal title) before the Roosevelt Reservation was created.
- The judge said the government’s interests in border security and immigration enforcement are stronger reasons to continue construction now.
- The government promised to keep consulting with the tribe about their concerns as the project goes forward.
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